English Studies at Opole University

LLP Erasmus

Institute of English StudiesOpole UniversityOpole, Poland

Opole - capital of Opolskie provincehttp://www.opole.pl/en

Opole on the map of Poland• Wrocław (90 km) – 1 h

by train• Kraków (Cracovia) (200

km) – 3 h• Warsaw (400 km) – 5 h• Gdańsk (600 km)

- 7 h• Berlin (350 km)

- 4.5 h (by car) – A4 Highway

• Prague (300 km)- 4.5 h (by car)

• Vienna (390 km)- 6 h (by car)

Some useful data

• Population (126,000, urban agglomeration: 265,000)

• Airports• Wrocław Airport (90 km) Ryanair to Girona,

Alicante, Malaga (in the summer only), Lufthansa (via Munich to Malaga)

• Katowice Airport (90 km) • Kraków Airport (190 km)• Warsaw Airport (400 km)

Old Town

At night

Some facts about Opole University• Established in 1953• 8 Faculties (Chemistry, Economics, Philology,

History-Pedagogy, Maths, Physics and IT, Law and Administration, Natural Sciences, Theology)

• Over 17000 students and 1300 lecturers• 35 courses of study, 73 specializations, 50 types

of postgraduate studies, 6 PhD courses of study

Some facts about Faculty of Philology

Students can choose from among a number of specialities*:

• Polish• English (+English with Spanish) • German• Russian• Slavic - Czech• Slavic – Serbian and Croatian• Romance (French, Italian)*Additional languages to choose: Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese

Institute of English Studieswww.ifa.uni.opole.pl

• UniwersytetOpolski

Institute of English (1)

• Head: Prof. Andrzej Ciuk• Deputies: Dr. Elżbieta Szymańska-Czaplak,

Prof. Janusz Malak• 29 lecturers• Modern library in Collegium Maius building• Computer laboratory• Classes from Monday through Thursday (full-

time studies), Friday-Saturday (part-time studies)

Institute of English (2)• 3-year-long BA Studies in English Philology

(specializations: TEFL, Translation, English and Spanish – starting in the fall 2010)

• 2 year-long MA Studies in English Philology

• Wide range of courses in Linguistics, Literature and Culture Studies (all subjects conducted in English)

• Go to www.ifa.uni.opole.pl, English, ECTS – Course Descriptions

• friendly and well-meaning lecturers

Erasmus Co-ordinators

• Institute of English StudiesDr Ewa Piechurska (epiech@uni.opole.pl)

• University Co-ordinatorMs Aleksandra Schwarz (aleksandra.schwarz@uni.opole.pl)

• Websiteswww.erasmus.uni.opole.plgo to Information for incoming students (Route Maps, Coordinators, Requirements, Information Sheet, List of Courses, Brochure of the University, Accommodation, Useful links)

• Institute of English Studies Website www.ifa.uni.opole.pl

Erasmus studentswww.erasmus.uni.opole.pl

• Introduction meeting

• Opole sightseeing

• Erasmus Students meetings

• Excursions

Costs of living• Currency: złoty (PLN) 1 € = 4 PLN• Accommodation in the dorm (per month) 330 PLN = 85 €• Train ticket to Wrocław 15 PLN = 3.90 €• Loaf of bread 3 PLN = 0.80 €• Pizza in the restaurant 12-25 PLN = 3-7 €• Cheeseburger in McDonalds 3 PLN = 0.80 €, BigMac Menu 12

PLN = 3 €• Lunch in Greek, Turkish etc restaurants / fastfoods – 15 PLN –

3.90 €• Beer (in a shop 3 PLN = 0.80 €, in a pub 5-7 PLN = 1.30-1.80 € • No need to use public transport in Opole

• Looking forward to seeing you in Opole!